nightmarish

Example Sentences

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The attempt went relatively smoothly, she explains, apart from a "nightmarish" section when cleaning a kid's playground at four in the morning where the game's bright primary colours affected her in "a very psychedelic way".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

South Korean stocks extended their recent nightmarish run on Monday after oil topped $100 a barrel for the first time since the aftermath of Russia invading Ukraine.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

Still, it hasn’t been a completely nightmarish trip across the Atlantic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

The nightmarish world of Iris was conceived as the present by the director: relatable but technologically advanced.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

They were all shuffling through a maze of guide ropes, like weary overgrown children at some nightmarish amusement park.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline